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Aussie Olympic Medalist James Magnussen Takes On ‘Dancing With The Stars’

Retired Australian Olympic medalist James Magnussen is competing on his nation’s edition of ‘Dancing With The Stars’ television program.

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Lorne Wigginton, UCSC 15-17s Break Canadian Age Group Relay Record

Lorne Wigginton, Aidan Norman, Nic Duncan, and Paul Dardis combined to break the Canadian National Age Record in the 200 medley relay by more than a second.

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Sprinting Into 200 Yards Events

Dean Farris has one of the fastest SCY 100 and 200 freestyles ever, but is being fast in the LCM 100 necessary to be fast in the LCM 200? See the data here.

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New Zealand Bypasses Traditional Pre-World Championships Staging Camp

Commonwealth Games champion Lewis Clareburt was named to the New Zealand roster for Fukuoka, but will not be attending any staging camp.

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Italy Moves To Top Of 2023 European Junior Championships Medal Table After Day Four

Day four of the 2023 European Junior Championships saw the nation of Italy overtake Hungary in the overall swimming medal table.

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Kayla Sanchez Skipping World Champs, Will Make Debut for Philippines at Asian Games

22-year-old Kayla Sanchez was deemed eligible to represent the Philippines internationally on Thursday after being released from Swimming Canada last June.

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Germany’s Matzerath Nears Lifetime Best In 100 Breast Ahead Of Fukuoka

Lucas Matzerath is in top form headed into this month’s World Championships, with the German nearing his lifetime best in the 100m breast in Germany.

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Zheltyakov Breaks Another Record at Euro Juniors While Training in War-Torn Ukraine

Before this meet began, Oleksandr Zheltyakov wasn’t ranked in the top 25 globally in the 200 back this season. Now he’s catapulted up to fifth in the world.

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2023 European Junior Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Unlike last night’s finals session, which was heavy on semifinals, tonight’s session features eight finals and just two semifinals

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Notes & Quotes From Day Three Of The 2023 European Junior Championships

Miroslav Knedla of Czech Republic put up a personal best time to take the boys’ 200m IM, doubling up on his 50m backstroke victory.

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Following 100 Fly Victory, Lana Pudar Puts Up 2:09 200 Fly at Euro Jr Day 4 Prelims

This morning’s heats included the girls 100 free, boys 400 medley, girls 200 fly, girls 800 free, boys 800 free, and the mixed 4×100 medley relay.

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17-Year-Old Miroslav Knedla Breaks His Own Czech Record in 200 IM Again (2:00.26)

17-year-old backstroke specialist Miroslav Knedla shaved a few tenths off his previous-best 2:00.57 from Wednesday’s semifinals during Thursday’s final.

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17-Year-Old Vlad Stancu Earns First Olympic ‘A’ Cut, Lowers Romanian Record in 1500 Free

Vlad Stancu earned his first Olympic ‘A’ cut in the 1500-meter freestyle with a personal-best 15:00.51 at the European Junior Championships on Thursday night

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Euro Champ Isabel Gose Drops 8 Seconds in Women’s 1500 at German Champs (Day 1)

With the retirement of Sarah Wellbrock, 21-year-old Isabel Gose is expanding her repertoire upward to take the German throne in the 1500.

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Lana Pudar Cracks 57 In The 100 Butterfly With 56.95 National Record

Lana Pudar got under 57 seconds for the first time and won gold at the 2023 European Junior Championships in the 100 butterfly.

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